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Italy: Cargo Handling/Port Development/Rail

Ansaldo has a new order from Ilva for Genova Cornigliano

Ansaldo Reggiane, part ofFantuzzi group, has recentlybooked orders for heavy duty,steel handling cranes inFrance and Italy. French steelgroup SAM, in NeuvesMaisons, has ordered a 25m-48.7m-15m gantry crane ratedat 35 tonnes under C-hook tohandle steel coils. The craneis due to be handed over bythe end of next February. Thedeal, says Ansaldo’s manag-ing director Ing Bonny Ricco,reflects Ansaldo’s core com-petence in the heavy industrialmaterials handling field.

Ansaldo also has an orderfrom Ilva (Riva steel group)

for a heavy duty jib crane,rated at 45 tonnes-31m maxi-mum outreach from the rotat-ing centre, to be installed atthe Ilva quay in GenoaCornigliano. The crane, due tobe handed over next March,will run on a portal with 15mrail centres and is required tohave a maximum lift height of26m at the full tonne/metrecapacity of 1395 t/m.

The design incorporates aspecial, low centre of gravityconfiguration, similar tocranes built in the past for IlvaCornigliano as part of a col-laborative project with Dutchcrane engineers. ❏

Ansaldo’s steel deals

Campostano Group, whichhandles a range of mineralbulks, forest products and ironand steel products in Savonaand Genoa, has recently com-pleted the acquisition ofSavona operator SFAT SocietàFuniviaria Alto Tirreno fromItalgas. The change of owner-ship was conducted through aspecial finance vehicle,Mepeg, which is controlled byCampostano and other parties,one of which is understood tobe Coeclerici.

As previously reported inBMI, SFAT is undergoingmajor changes and a new shipdischarging facility is slatedfor completion in Savona’sDarsena Alti Fondali at theend of this year. This will en-able SFAT to receive vesselsup to 120,000 dwt, completely

transforming the economics ofthe operation as the presentberth at Miramare is limitedto 30,000 dwt vessels.

The major landside im-provements will not be readybefore 2005, however, As alsopreviously reported, a newconveyor system is being in-stalled in tunnel under landand water to transfer the cargoto the loading point of SFAT’s18 km long cableway whichoperates between the port andthe coal dump at SanGiuseppe di Cairo in ValBormida, on the other side ofthe mountain overlookingSavona. The cableway is be-ing modernised and upratedwith the help of public funds.Campostano has also acquiredthe 30-ha San Giuseppe dumpand its equipment park. ❏

Campo takes SFAT

Techint Technologies, amongthe world’s most prolific bulkhandling equipment and sys-tems suppliers, recently re-ceived a contract fromChiyoda of Japan for the sup-ply of a urea handling plant atthe ammonia-urea complex inBandar Assuleyeh, Iran.

Techint will supply com-plete engineering, supply andsupervision for two portalscraper reclaimers each witha capacity of 1350 t/h, oneshiploader for urea, rated at1350 t/h in bulk or 2400 x 50kg sacks/hour, two baggingstations and the complete con-veyor system. Delivery periodis expected to be 13 monthsfrom the start of the contract.

Techint has also received acontract from Tecnimont inItaly for the supply of a sul-phur handling plant for thenew AGIP gas refinery in

Wafa, Libya. The contract in-cludes one Techint Ital-impianti shiploader rated at450 t/h and its relevant jettyconveyor, as well as a TechintItalimpianti pipe conveyor ca.1.9 km long. The speed of thepipe conveyor is in the rangeof 3 m/sec. The plant is sched-uled for commissioning in thefirst quarter of 2004.

Brazil jobsAs reported in the last editionof BMI (p1), in February thisyear Techint Technologies, inco-operation with Brazilianmanufacturing company Con-fab, which is also part of theTechint group, successfullycommissioned the bucketchain continuous ship-

unloader (CSU) for bauxite atthe alumina refinery terminalof Alunorte located inBarcarena, Brazil.

The 2000 t/h capacity CSUcan unload ships in the47,000-75,000 dwt range andis positioned on the same jettyas a Techint CSU in operationsince 1995. Both CSUs areequipped with Techint Tech-nologies’ patented variablegeometry digging foot design,to allow for high efficiencyand lower operating cost. Thecontract also included a new1500 t/h alumina shiploaderand the upgrading of the ex-isting jetty conveyor.

As also previously reportedin BMI, in June last yearTechint Italimpianti and Con-

fab were contracted by CVRDCompania Vale do Rio Doceto supply a new 8000 t/hshiploader for the Carajas ironore terminal in São Luis, Bra-zil, capable of loading vesselsup to 200,000 dwt.

Techint Italimpianti is alsosupplying the dedicated con-veyor system to feed the newshiploader. All iron ore at theCarajas terminal is handledthrough Techint Italimpiantisystems, including the Pier Ishiploader, still the world’slargest (20,000 t/h, for vesselsup to 350,000 dwt). Techinthas also successfully commis-sioned a gantry grab ship un-loader rated at 2400 t/h in coalfor CVRD at Praia Mole inTubarão, Vitória.

Wide rangeBedeschi, based near Padua,is a long-established, special-

ist supplier of raw materialhandling machinery and serv-ices, including crushers. Itslatest, heavy duty, doubleroller crusher design, desig-nated RL, can process hardmaterial up to 2000 kg/m2

with an input size of up to

1300mm. Crushing ratio is 1:8and specific power consump-tion is only 0.6-0.8 kwh/ton.

The RL is a very compactdesign equipped with plan-etary gearboxes. Maintenancerequirements are claimed tobe very low as the rotors run

Techint jobs for CVRD in Brazil: Stacker at Carajas (above)and gantry grab unloader at Tubarão’s Praia Dock (below)

Keeping the wheels turningItaly’s leading bulk handling equipmentsuppliers remain very active in world markets

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Euromec’s new modular design oforange peel grabs should cut costs

Euromec Srl, based near Milan, haslaunched a new range of orange peelgrabs using a modular design cover-ing various sizes from 1.5 m3 to 26m3. Load carrying capacity is up to3 tonnes per m3 of volume. Becauseof the modular construction, thesame body is used for all sizes, pro-viding for lower cost, shorter leadtimes, parts commonality and easiermaintenance and repair.

Euromec, a merger of Euro-hydromec and Isomec, makes a widerange of fixed and mobile (rubber-tyred) hydraulic cranes includingpedestal-mounted units, and withvarious articulated boom configura-tions, as well as a wide range ofelectrohydraulic and hydraulic grabs,buckets and grippers, rotators, etc.Some rope-operated grab designs arealso available. It also specialises inlifting magnets, metal shearers,pulverisers, granulators, etc. Recentsales include a 10 m3 hydraulicbucket for Campostano in the Portof Genoa, for handling kaolin. ❏

New grabs

at lower speed compared to tradi-tional crushers.

These machines have been suc-cessfully applied to materials such ashard limestone, soft limestone andclay in Italian cement plants ofLafarge, Colacem and of Cementeriadi Monselice and Unicalce quarries.In the latest project, Buzzi Group hasordered crushing units for clay, ironore, chalk and lime for CementosMoctezuma in Mexico. The instal-lation comprises a hopper to receivematerial from trucks, an apron feederand primary and secondary cascadecrushers.

The RL crushers incorporate the

latest generation, double serratedcylinders and are well suited for hardand sticky materials which are diffi-cult to process in traditional crush-ers. The circular clay store has a raildiameter of 60m and the circular limestore a rail diameter of 80m. Theyare prehomogenising stores and thestackers and reclaimers rotate aroundthe central column.

Polish dealIn Poland, Bedeschi has beenawarded a contract by CementowniaChelm SA (RMC group) to supply areclaimer for a cement plant in theeast of the country. This is a bucketreclaimer suitable for very sticky

chalk, which is especially difficult tohandle when it freezes during coldweather. Even in these conditions,machine operation is guaranteed andthe buckets are cleaned by scrapingdevices. The machine will replace anexisting scraper machine. It has acantilever boom of 23m length andbuckets of 500 litre capacity. Deliv-ery is slated for this summer.

Bedeschi also has a turnkey con-tract for the design, engineering, con-struction and supply of a pre-homog-enisation hall for raw materials at theItapessoca plant of João Santosgroup in Brazil. The project will in-clude a new 600 t/h capacity longi-tudinal luffing stacker, a 300 t/h fron-

tal reclaimer (type PAL T 130/27+4)and automated storage equipment.The project will increase storage ca-pacity to 60,000t, in two 160m longpiles with the highest degree of ho-mogenisation. Commissioning isslated for the end of this year.

Clay crushingAnother contract has come from F LSmidth for a clay crushing installa-tion at the new cement plant ofChinfon Haiphong Cement Corpo-ration in Vietnam, where conditionsare very humid. Bedeschi is supply-ing a type CNA 6,5/1500B apronfeeder feeding toothed, double rollerprimary and secondary crushers. To-

tal capacity of this crushing group is250 t/h. Inlet grain size is 650mm andoutlet grain size is 60mm.

A project has also been carried outfor Kosjeric Cement (Titan Group)in Serbia/Montenegro. This com-prises a new 300 t/h capacity frontalreclaimer and automation of the ex-isting stacker. Storage capacity willbe increased to 28,000t in two 120mlong, homogenised piles.

Other recent contracts include astorage yard for Solvay inRossignano, stacking limestone forthe soda production cycle. It is fur-nished with an 800 t/h stacker with a42m long boom. In the Port ofRouen, France, Bedeschi has fur-

PSV series heavy duty rollers andidlers from Rulmeca

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nished a receiving and stack-ing plant for laterite (friableclays) for Sté Rouennaise deTransformation.

The line includes a set ofbelt conveyors and transfertowers, an STK 21/1400stacker and a PAL F 100/23scraper reclaimer. The plant iscomputer-controlled from thecontrol room and the entireprocess from ship unloadingto stack piling can be regu-lated and monitored there.

Highly diversifiedRoncuzzi Industrial ServiceSrl is an old-established com-pany which originally special-ised in farm machinery butgradually diversified into gen-eral bulk handling equipmentand services. The companyprovides a wide range ofequipment, including screwconveyors, band conveyors,chain conveyors, bucket el-evators, sophisticated de-dust-ing hoppers (which have beenin increasing demand due tostricter environmental protec-tion rules in the ports), bag-ging equipment, bag convey-ors, silo feeders, coal loaders,etc.

WAM SpA is another com-pany which is active in mostbulk handling sectors withsome highly specialised appli-cations. The product rangecovers various types of con-veyor, dust collectors, filtra-tion equipment for fluids (in-cluding slurries) and solids,mixer, blenders, separators,granulators and a wide rangeof valves and vibrators.

In the late 1990s WAM in-troduced a new range of shipunloaders for ships and bargesfrom 5000 to 35,000 dwt.These include a road mobilescrew unloading system witha capacity of 300 m3/h, and a400 m3/h system which can befitted to existing mobile orfixed cranes. WAM offers shipunloading screws up to a ca-pacity of 600 m3/h.

The miller’s taleIn the milling, grains andfeedstuffs handling, process-ing and storage systems sec-

tor, GBS Group SpA wasformed in 2001 when SangatiBerga - itself the result ofBerga acquiring Sangati in the1980s - acquired a 50 per centstake in Golfetto SpA, thusfurther broadening the rangeof products and services avail-able from one source. LastOctober, shareholders’ fundswere increased to €6.2 mill.

At the start of this year anew flour mill was commis-sioned by GBS affiliateSangati Berga Brasile forBunge Alimentos SA near Riode Janeiro. The 500 t/d con-tinuous process mill com-prises various pneumatic“Synthesis” rolling mills withrollers from 250-1250mm andfive “Big Swing II” purifiers.

Indian fileThis followed the commis-sioning last November ofGBS’s first mill in India, withan output of 120 t/d flour,again on a 24h basis. Theproject, in the Tamil region ofsouthern India, was carriedout jointly with GBS’ exclu-sive agent in India,Muhlenbau Agencies. The in-stallation comprises a specialhusking system using 300mmdia. rollers. Another order hasnow been won in India, forRamamlinga Flour Mill.

A 300 t/d continuous proc-ess flour mill was commis-sioned last December in Chi-na’s Hebei province forLangxue Flour Co Ltd. Thiscomprises 18 type 100/30-4MSynthesis pneumatic rollermills (ie with 300-1000mmdiameter rollers), four typeGQTS 8/24 plansifters andBSII 75 Big Swing purifiers.Another project was also re-cently carried out for UnionMolinera, an existing cus-tomer, in Cienfuegos, Cuba.

This comprises two newsoft/hard grain processinglines with an output of 350t/24h, with rolling mills,plansifters and an enlargedseparation area. New cleaningand conditioning sectionswere installed, along with anew scraps grinding centre. Inaddition, the existing silos for

finished products and by-products were mechanisedand new electrical and controlsystems were installed.

Other recent projects in-clude an order for a rail-mounted, Transloadshiploader for Gulf Import &Export Co, in the Port of JebelAli, Dubai, UAE. Capacity is650 t/h (soyflour) and it is ca-pable of handling ships up to75,000 dwt. This is similar toa Transload handed over at theend of 2001 in the Port ofIskenderun, Turkey.

Belting along...SIG Società Italiana Gommais a leading designer andmanufacturer of rubber con-veyor belts used in a widerange of industrial applica-tions, including bulk materialconveyance. SIG providestextile insert (polyester-nylon)systems and also various de-signs for long travel distanceapplications incorporatingsteel cord. These have beensubject to a programme ofcontinuous development andimprovements both in produc-tion techniques and compo-nent selection and quality.

SIG provides belt widthsup to 2200m and thicknessesup to 35mm, packing in rollswith maximum weight of 40tand a tensile strength of up to3500 Nm. Covers can be tai-lored to any material or re-quirement: anti-abrasive, oil-resistant, flame-resistant, etc.

...Rolling alongAmong the most importantproducers of rollers and com-ponents for belt conveyors inbulk handling applications isRulmeca (Rulli Meccanica),with many customers in theconstruction industry, cementplants, mines, steel plants, tun-nelling, port applications, coalhandling installations, etc.

Rulmeca further strength-ened its position in 2000 whenit acquired the Precismecagroup and its heavy roller fa-cilities in France, Germanyand Canada and, likeRulmeca, with a strong tradi-tion of technical/design exper-

Leading grains and feedstuffsimporter Pagnam SpA is plan-ning to switch up to 120,000t/y of imports over the Port ofChioggia, near Venice, fromroad to inland waterway, as aresult of an agreement reachedat the end of February withInterporto Rovigo SpA.

This “trimodal” freightplatform is linked via theWhite Canal to the Fissero-Tartaro-Canbianco-Po diLevante waterway that linksMantova with the Adriatic.

Just 40 kms from the sea,

Rovigo is located in the heartof an important livestock areacovering Padova, Mantovaand Ferrara and can beaccessed by class V barges upto 2000 dwt. According to theinterporto’s management, theagreement could eliminate4000 truck trips/year betweenChioggia and the Mantovaarea. For the time being,goods will still be consignedfrom Rovigo to food and live-stock industries by truck, butPagnam is hoping to shiftsome of the traffic to rail. ❏

From road to canal

tise. Rulmeca now offers ex-tra heavy rollers up to 70mmshaft, thanks to Precismeca’sexperience in lignite miningand other severe applications.

Rulmeca’s PSV series ofheavy duty, steel rollers areavailable with a diameter upto 194mm and the shafts (upto 40mm) have ground endsto ISO h6 tolerance, makingthem suitable for very heavyduty applications in cementplants, mining, coal handlinginstallations in power plants,steel plants and ports.

The MPS series compriseshigh quality, medium dutysteel rollers, designed for ap-plication on conveyors withless demanding loading con-ditions. Suitable for mostquarry applications, they areassembled and quality-testedon automated productionlines. PL series rollers are spe-cial, anti-corrosion rollers forchemically aggressive envi-ronments such as fertiliserplants or salt plants.

In addition, Rulmeca pro-vides troughing sets and self-aligning sets, built in line withmajor international standards.Self-aligning sets are largelyemployed to correct the track-ing of the belt, both on thecarrying as well as on the re-turn section of the belts. Fi-nally, Garland systems areavailable with two, three orfive rollers employed in load-ing areas for belt widths up to2600mm. Different suspen-sion styles can be provided tosuit customer specifications.

Motridal is also active inthe bulk handling sector, de-signing, manufacturing, in-stalling and commissioningequipment and accessoriesand providing a range of an-cillary services for the miner-als and agricultural sectors.

Gear reducersA key supplier of gearboxesand speed reducers isBonfiglioli Group, originallyknown as CMB CostruzioniMeccaniche Bonfiglioli. Thegroup has expanded both or-ganically and by acquisition.Recent developments include

Independent rail operatorFerrovie Nord MilanoEsercizio (FNME) has takena 70 per cent stake in CargoClay. This company was pre-viously controlled byAssopiastrelle, the Italian tilemanufacturers’ association.

Cargo Clay is mainly oc-cupied with sourcing raw ma-terials for tile manufacture andthe deal is aimed at increas-ing the share of rail in imports

FNME’s feat of clayof china clay from France andGermany. The Italian tile in-dustry is worth some €5.3 billin annual turnover and em-ploys around 30,000 people,particularly around Modena.

Cargo Clay’s chairmanMassimo Stoppini is manag-ing director of FNME. OtherBoard members are MarcoMorfino (FNME), AlbertoSpallanzani (Asso-piastrelle)and Francesco Anselmi. ❏

a new “low range” of coaxialreducers (C series) and thelaunch of new medium frames(C35, C41, C51 and C61), toprovide a total of 11 framesizes from 50 to 12,000 Nm.

The new products providea 30 per cent increase in thenumber of gear ratios, whichare well-spaced and have afiner progression, allowingpractically any speed require-ment to be met.

The torque of the new re-ducers has also been signifi-cantly upgraded, by an aver-age of 40 per cent, resultingin a substantial cost reductionmeasured by the force deliv-ered to the shaft.

The epicicloidal (plan-etary) range of reducers hasbeen widened to 16 differentunits with the addition of twonew frame sizes, 316 and 318,rates at 135,000 and 250,000Nm respectively. Superiorshaft loading capacity, saysBonfiglioli, is guaranteed byheavy duty taper roller bear-ings while the torque densitywhich is typical of the 300

series is maintained at thesame favourable values. The300 series is of modular de-sign and can be configured incoaxial (in-line) or right angleversion in 1-4 reductions.

Bonfiglioli’s VectronElektronik division, based inGermany, has introduced anew series of “Active” invert-ers, extending its range of fre-quency inverters up to 18.5kW. Vectron has extensive ex-perience in the field of 3-phasedrives and specialises inpower electronics and pro-grammed control technology.

Export ledBonfiglioli’s group turnoverwas around €283 mill lastyear, roughly unchanged from2001, but sales outside Italygrew to 62 per cent of totalsales, thanks largely to strongsales in India, where it hasbeen present for just fouryears, and good performancein Germany and the US.American customers includeJohn Deere, American Craneand Bell Creek Aerators. ❏

Bedeschi: above - storage yard for Solvay plant in Rosignano;below - circular pre-homogenisation store for Buzzi Group’s

Cementos Moctezuma plant in Mexico